不寒而栗 (bù hán ér lì) — to shudder with fear; to be terrified (lit. 'shiver without being cold')

定義

A literary chengyu meaning 'to shudder with fear even though not cold' — vivid, intense terror from something deeply disturbing, not casual fright.

idiom
to shudder with fearto be terrified (lit. 'shiver without being cold')

例文

  • 不寒而栗
    Tīng dào nà ge kǒng bù de gù shi, tā gǎn dào bù hán ér lì.
    Hearing that horror story, he felt a chill of fear.
  • 不寒而栗
    Miàn duì rú cǐ cán rěn de zuì xíng, suǒ yǒu rén dōu bù hán ér lì.
    Faced with such cruel crimes, everyone shuddered with fear.
  • 不寒而栗
    Tā nà zhǒng yīn lěng de xiào róng ràng rén bù hán ér lì.
    That cold, sinister smile of his made people tremble with fear.

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